The Night of the Bloody Terror

ACT THREE

INT. BEDROOM

RESUME - the same as before.

The Doctor grabs West from behind, wrapping his arm around him, grabbing his head, and yanking it to the side as he leans in for lunch...

West grabs the man's hair and yanks him forward. He twists, turns, flips the man onto the floor.

West grabs a nearby, large vase and raises it over his head.

He freezes - shocked that it's the Doctor.

SHOT - WEST'S POV

The Doctor seizes on West's hesitation and spins over, scrambling away.

SHOT - ON THE DOCTOR

As he raises a knife - then suddenly arches backward in a spasm of pain.

SHOT - FULL

The Mayor has an axe buried in the Doctor's back. The Doctor yanks forward and free of the axe, stumbling a few feet before he gets his footing again.

But he does. And he goes after West again, launching into the air and knocking him down.

The two wrestle.

West is trying for the upperhand, while the Doctor is just trying for a mouthful.

The Mayor shuffles around them, trying to get a shot with the axe in his hand - but he'll get West if he swings.

The fight continues. West hits the Doctor with blows that would end anyone - any human.

As the Doctor spins away from a blow, the Mayor swings and buries his axe right into the man's stomach.

The Doctor lurches, stumbles and stops. He yanks the axe out and flings back toward the Mayor with a mighty swing - not even fazed by the blow.

The Mayor jerks sideways and the axe misses.

The Doctor lurches for the Mayor, but West has figured out the only end to this involves the axe - and West keeping the Doctor distracted enough for the Mayor to use it.

West throws himself onto the Doctor before he reaches the Mayor.

They tumble. West plants his foot in the Doctor's gut and launches him backward.

West scrambles to his feet, plants his feet and prepares to face off with the Doctor as he turns to face West.

West pulls back his arm to punch...

SHOT - ON THE MAYOR

As he swings the axe with a fierce sideways blow.

SHOT - ON WEST

As a streak of blood slices across his face.

SHOT - THE MAYOR

As he swings the axe down repeatedly as he dismembers the Doctor's body.

CLOSE SHOT – WEST REACTING TO THE bloody death.

FULL SHOT -

The Mayor, bathed in blood and still carrying the axe, walks over to West.

The two stand, out of breath - surveying the room.

SHOT - THEIR POV

The room is trashed. Blood puddles, blood scatter - and pieces of the Doctor - everywhere.

SHOT - ON WEST AND THE MAYOR

MAYOR

All in a day's work.

West isn't thinking of applying for employment anytime soon.

INT. WEST'S BEDROOM

In the Mayor's house.

SHOT - wall mirror.

West is looking into the wall mirror, dabbing his face clean with a cloth. He's not wearing his jacket and his shirt collar is unbuttoned. (If this were WWW he'd be shirtless, but this is BTWW, so we know that 'aint happening.)

WEST

So, how long have you've been moonlighting as a vampire hunter?

SHOT - FULL

Gordon is in the room and the Mayor is seated.

MAYOR

It's much more than a sideline, gentlemen: I consider it a calling. Being Mayor helps me coordinate with the other hunters in the area.

GORDON

There are more vampire hunters?

Silence. The Mayor has gone too far.

After a moment he accepts there's no going back.

MAYOR

Not enough.

The Mayor stands up.

MAYOR (CONT'D)

Vampires are everywhere, scattered about, mixed in with humans. You don't see them because you have to be trained - trained to notice their aversion to light, their abhorrence of all things sacred...

The stopper is out now and the words rush out like a freight train barrelling down a mountain without brakes.

MAYOR (CONT'D)

There's a conspiracy, gentlemen. These creatures are making their way into governments world-wide. Our government! If they succeed with their nefarious plans this land will be nothing but a breeding ground for their food supply!

If this were any other show, he'd sound insane. But on this show, he makes a lot of sense. Still, despite what they've seen, it's still a lot for West and Gordon to digest all at once.

MAYOR (CONT'D)

You don't believe me.

GORDON

Mister Mayor, no scientific man could deny the proof that we've seen. There are vampires among us.

WEST

It's the conspiracy we've seen no proof of.

MAYOR

That's why you must convince President Grant to come here as soon as possible - so we can show him the truth.

Grant here? Yeah. There's not a chance in hell that's happening.

WEST

It just seems word of such a wide-spread conspiracy would have reached Washington by now.

MAYOR

(calm, with conviction)

Some of my orders come from men who's names you would recognize.

WEST

Rest assured, we'll be advising the President of the situation in our report.

GORDON

(reassuring)

Our very detailed report.

MAYOR

Than I'll say good day to you so you can start on your journey immediately.

He EXITS.

WEST

The Mayor is pretty eager to see us leave.

GORDON

You noticed that too, hmm?

West is buttoning his cuffs.

GORDON (CONT'D)

(musing)

It's hard to imagine a whole society of vampires hidden - living among us. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes...

West is more concerned with the immediate problems the truth is causing them.

WEST

We've gained a conspiracy and still have two unsolved murders on our hands.

GORDON

You were with the Doctor when both Mollie Smith and Clara Blundell were killed.

WEST

And Albert Hustin is still missing.

He shrugs on his jacket.

WEST (CONT'D)

Artie, I'm going to do some more checking around - so I won't be bothering you while you're writing up that "detailed" report.

GORDON

You're too kind, my friend: too kind.

INT. MAYOR'S OFFICE

West is searching for clues.

He finds a hand-written note on the desk, opens it.

Something intrigues him - and he folds it back and tucks it in his pocket. Moves on...

We HEAR VOICES at the door.

SHOT - The doorknob

- as it begins to turn.

SHOT - FULL

West darts toward the side door and yanks on the knob.

It's locked.

He spins, looking for another way out. There isn't one.

He spies the curtains hanging on either side of the fireplace and tears over to them.

He steps behind one of them, pulling it around him.

SHOT - ON DOOR

As the Mayor ENTERS

SHOT - ON THE CURTAIN

And West's boots poking out from under it.

SHOT - FULL

As the Mayor strides toward his desk.

SHOT - ON THE CURTAIN

West's boots are gone.

INT. PASSAGE

This passage looks the same as every other passage. A narrow hallway of plain wooden walls.

West is surprised to be there, but immediately sets out to find his way out.

West travels down the passage -

- where he finds an end, intersecting a passage running perpendicular to it. He hesitates a moment before darting down the right passage.

West travels down the passage -

- finds another intersection. This time he goes left.

- and down that passage.

Another intersection. Another left.

West travels down this passage only briefly when -

- a dead end.

West turns around and goes back -

- down the passage

- past the intersection and onto the right

- down that passage when -

- another dead end.

Frustration.

West turns around and heads back for the intersection.

As he approaches -

- a wood panel slides down over the opening.

West's trapped.

INT. MAYOR'S OFFICE

The Mayor is at his desk when Phoebe ENTERS.

He looks up as she crosses to him.

PHOEBE

Father, I can't find Mister West anywhere!

MAYOR

He's gone dear. On his way back to Washington.

PHOEBE

His things are still in his room.

That's not good news for local government.

INT. PASSAGE

West is exploring the short corridor of wooden walls that he's trapped in.

Feeling along the paneling, pushing, picking at seams with his fingernails - but finds nothing.

West stops and pulls several pieces of a device out of his jacket pockets.

He assembles them, then turns it on.

A small stream of smoke billows out of the end of it.

West turns and points the device at the seams in the wooden walls, running it up and down the seams.

He moves on to another and does the same.

And another -

West moves to the panel blocking the end and repeats the process.

SHOT - ON SEAM

The smoke is sucked into the seam.

SHOT - FULL

West quickly runs the smoke device over the four seams of the panel - the smoke is absorbed by all of them.

He drops the device and pulls open his belt buckle.

Pulling out a coiled wire rope of explosive, Jim uncoils it and presses it into the seam around all four edges of the panel.

West strikes a match, lights the explosive -

- and ducks as there is a small explosion.

West darts to the missing panel -

- and grabs the edges, at the last minute catching himself before he falls -

SHOT - WEST'S POV

- the WINE CELLAR - a sheer drop some 30 feet below him.

SHOT - ON WEST FROM PASSAGE

West steps back and activates his sleeve gun.

He takes the metal wedge out of his pocket and fits it into the gun barrel. He ties the end of the wire spool onto it.

MATCH CUT TO:

INT. WINE CELLAR

West steps to the ledge of the passage, balances himself, and shoots the wedge into the ceiling.

He takes hold of the wire spool's ends, balances himself, and lets himself swing off the edge.

West slowly descends to the floor as the wire spools out.

As his feet hit the floor, he yanks the wedge loose and starts winding the wire back on the spool.

West turns and strides up the stairs to the door.

It's locked.

Seriously?

Jim yanks on the door knob again, jostling it fiercely.

He's hit from behind and falls over the rail and onto the floor -

- unconscious.

END ACT THREE